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I molt and a shell remains.

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This piece defines the paradox of my existence where I struggle to constantly change myself and stay true to myself simultaneously. It is a comment upon how every time a person tries to become someone they are not, they lose their true selves bit by bit leaving behind a part of them. Shell represents a part of my true self left behind after an attempt to become perfect in my own right.

I cast my shadowUnveiled the repressed desiresMy own personal perfection

Search for the triangleChange is nearWeary of the same expectations

I molt and a shell remainsLosing a fragment of my true self I cherishParadox of my existence